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>> unfortunately this is going to be the story for next 12 to 24 hours and as you mentioned, shattering records, oklahoma city, over 18 inches usually typically for the month of may, you receive just over four inches of rain. quadruple the amount here and this is their wettest month ever on record. we are just seeing feet of rain in these areas, next 12 to 24 hours, more rain is in store for the saturated grounds of texas, oklahoma through kansas and in some cases we could see an additional six inches of rainfall. a dire situation over these regions, flash flood watches and warnings posted as ...

Jacksonville area. that continues until 11:15 this morning. one band has dropped over the area, dropping rainfall at the rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. there's been creeks and streams overflowing, still a big concern for that area. out here on the beach, it's the wind and blowing sand. look at the surf. that has came down too since last night. it's still a dangerous, certainly, swimming condition. we've got rip current risks from today, tonight, and tomorrow, but the waves now have came down to about 4-footers. we have 6, 7-footers up through last night. boy, the sand is stinging out here tod...

Said could be a prolific rainmaker. tropical storm lee has been upgraded to a depression, and it is threatening to dump 20 inches of rain across the region and lee could hit new orleans this weekend. louisiana governor bobby jindal has declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm because of the threat of flash flooding. mississippi governor haley barbour is following suit to declare a state of emergency for seven counties. mike seidel from the weather channel has more. >> well, we have had squalls rolling through the big easy, but so far, so good. it has not rained long, but hard. seven or...